Noriega

[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey]

noun

1. Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.

Example Sentences

Bush described the country’s authoritarian leader, Gen. Manuel Noriega, as a “drug-running dictator,” language that is nearly identical to current White House descriptions of Maduro.

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“Even though it’s hard, we never lost faith, and we always trusted God,” Noriega said.

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I’m just doing my job,’” Noriega said.

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Lozano was permitted to quickly call his wife and explain the situation, but after 40 seconds or so on the phone, his call dropped, Noriega said.

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Noriega later learned that her uncle had tried to text her aunt when he got to the detention center, but there was no reception.

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